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355

and the Naval Yard. The Major General

is absent

at a

this refers,

left

General

to throw to what exact spot

the North Bank's

Buildings situated between these two localities

grant

The

Missing. The sea wall

observe that

In paragraph 11 of this Excellency only remembers an accidental mention by Lt. Col. Lovell, Royal Engineers, in which the Governor

ever mentioned

that possibly at same extension of the throw would lead to filling up all the shallow portion of the harbor, "making a straight line of beach from North Point to the Praya, whereupon the

"Colonel observed that he was already contemplating

such improvement on

"a minor scale. I now quote paragraph 4

"His Excellency never had not the

"slightest conception that any

plan of the

Wind then alluded to, and involving

"extension of the Military lands into the

"Harbor, or in fact any alteration of the

in any way

had

proposed cantonments but not only maintained but actually

forwarded for the sanction of the War

Department without his

or knowledge.

In reply I am to request you will call the attention of His Excellency

to the following facts - On the 26th April

1863, Colonel Moody, then Commanding Royal Engineers in China, addressed a letter to the Inspector General Royal Engineers in England entering fully

very

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97 355 and the Naval Yard. The Major General is absent at a this refers, left General to throw to what exact spot the North Bank's Buildings situated between these two localities grant The I Missing. The sea wall observe that In paragraph 11 of this Excellency only remembers an accidental mention by Lt. Col. Lovell, Royal Engineers, in which the Governor ever mentioned that possibly at same extension of the throw would lead to filling up all the shallow portion of the harbor, "making a straight line of beach from North Point to the Praya, whereupon the "Colonel observed that he was already contemplating such improvement on #1 "a minor scale. I now quote paragraph 4 "His Excellency never had not the "slightest conception that any plan of the Wind then alluded to, and involving "extension of the Military lands into the "Harbor, or in fact any alteration of the in any way had proposed cantonments but not only maintained but actually forwarded for the sanction of the War Department without his or knowledge. In reply I am to request you will call the attention of His Excellency 20 to the following facts - On the 26th April 1863, Colonel Moody, then Commanding Royal Engineers in China, addressed a letter to the Inspector General Royal Engineers in England entering fully very

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355

and the Naval Gord. The Maja Ginual

is ab

at a

this refers,

lef

ت کچھ

General

to throw to what exact spot

the North Banaut's

jonly Buildings situated inime

between strese tive localities

grant

ediately

The

I silly

Aissing.

The sea

wal

observe that Ass

In paragraph 11 gor this Evallency only remembers an accidental 10% "emonsations sich Lint. Col. Lovell, Royals Engines, in which the Gonner.

ever mentioned

fulene-day, the

that posibly at same. extension of the throw roould head to filling up all the shallow portion of the harbor, "matting a straight line of beach from: "North point to the praya, whereupon the

"Colaul observed that he

contemplating

ANWI

alvady

save such improvement on

" a minor scale. I now quote paragraph di

"His Excellency haveer had not the

"slightist conception that

arry

plan of the

Wind then alluded do, and involving

ترکی

"extension of the Military lands into the

"Harbor, or in fact any alteration of the

airy way

had

puisant cantonments bun not only malined but actually

forwarded for the sanction of the War "Department wichst his

or Minareledge.

you

privity In reply I am to request ajoi will call the attention of this beetlevey

to the following facts - On the 26th April

- 1863, Colaul Moody, teen Commanding Regal Enginen in China, addrefeed a teller to the Inspector Gornal Royal Erginem in England sentering any fully

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